Divorce : causes and consequences / Alison Clarke-Stewart and Cornelia Brentano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke-Stewart, Alison, 1943-2014.

Contributor:

Brentano, Cornelia.

Series:

Current perspectives in psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Divorce--Psychological aspects.

Divorce.

Children of divorced parents--Psychology.

Children of divorced parents.

Custody of children.

Physical Description:

xi, 347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2006]

Summary:

This comprehensive book provides a balanced overview of the current research on divorce. The authors examine the scientific evidence to uncover what can be said with certainty about divorce and what remains to be learned about this socially and politically charged issue. Accessible to parents and teachers as well as clinicians and researchers, the volume examines the impact of marital breakup on children, adults, and society. Alison Clarke-Stewart and Cornelia Brentano synthesize the most up-to-date information on divorce from a variety of disciplinary perspectives with thoughtful analysis of psychological issues. They convey the real-life consequences of divorce with excerpts from autobiographies by young people, and they also include guidelines for social policies that would help to diminish the detrimental effects of divorce.

Contents:

The social context of divorce

At risk for divorce

A marriage ends

Adults in the aftermath of divorce

Effects of divorce on children

What causes children's problems?

What helps children adjust?

Child custody and child support

Remarriage and stepfamilies

Divorce : the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-336) and index.

ISBN:

0300110448

OCLC:

60971758

Publisher Number:

9780300110449